Housing

Bank of America is set to announce a plan today that will forgive some of the amount homeowners who are underwater owe on their mortgages. Steve Chiotakis gets more details from Marketplace's Brett Neely.

Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner got a grilling from impatient lawmakers on Capitol Hill who want to know what the Obama administration is going to do about mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. Nancy Marshall Genzer reports.

Government officials still see housing recovery in a precarious position. With that, the House Financial Services Committee will be looking into whether the government should be promoting home ownership. Nancy Marshall Genzer reports.

Question: I have an offer on my house for $350,000 (asking price $374,900) BUT the buyer is asking me to buy their house for $160,000 as part of…

Question: After waiting out the overheated Northern Virginia market for several years despite lots of peer advice to buy, my wife and I are now…

Peter O'Dowd explains how some investors buy auctioned-off homes at record low prices.

One of the nuttier elements of the real estate boom has returned. Tess Vigeland explains.

Question: Do you know if anything was ever done to eliminate the repayment of the tax credit for those who purchased in 2008.We purchased our home…

Home remodelers are crying foul over new EPA rules to reduce contamination from lead paint during home renovations. They're in Washington asking for time so they can avoid hefty penalties. Mitchell Hartman reports.

A New Jersey company says it's come up with a way to keep people from defaulting on their underwater mortgages. Jeremy Hobson reports.